ORDER : Leave granted. 2. These appeals by special leave are directed against the judgment and order dated 27.09.2016 passed by the Single Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench in Criminal Appeal No. 3726 of 2010 whereby the High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the accused persons and confirmed the judgment and order dated 5.10.2010 of the Principal Sessions Court, Bidar passed in S.C. No. 18 of 2009. 3. Notice was issued to the respondents on 6.3.2017 and 17.4.2017 respectively in these special leave petitions, to verify as to whether the parties are ready to compromise the matter. On the very date, Mr. Shirish K. Deshpande, learned counsel appeared and accepted notice on behalf of the complainant. State of Karnataka is represented by Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, learned counsel. The complainant's counsel has no objection for compounding the offence. 4. The trial Court as well as the High Court have convicted the appellants herein, for the offences punishable under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code and for other offences. 5. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the record, we find that the trial Court and the High Court are justified in convicting the accused. 6. An application is filed before us, seeking permission to compound the offence, exercising jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. The parties have agreed with free will to get the matters compromised. The deponent, who has sworn the affidavit in support of the application, has submitted in his affidavit, that the incident has taken place at the spur of moment, and the accused did not have any intention to commit the crime. With the passage of time, the relations between the accused and the complainant have become cordial; that the parties are closely related and the families of the accused and the complainant participate in the functions of each other. The accused are old persons and are suffering from various health problems. It is conceded by the deponent that he does not have a desire to make the accused undergo the remaining sentence, at this stage. On these and among other grounds, the parties have sought permission to compound the offence. 7. The accused are old persons and are suffering from various health problems. It is conceded by the deponent that he does not have a desire to make the accused undergo the remaining sentence, at this stage. On these and among other grounds, the parties have sought permission to compound the offence. 7. Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances of the cases and as the parties have mutually settled the matter and are living happily from the last 9 years, we deem it appropriate to permit the parties to compound the offence. 8. Accordingly, the judgments and orders passed by the Sessions Court as well as the High Court stand modified and shall merge in this order. The offences are compounded accordingly. The appellants, thus, will not undergo any sentence in the matter, any further. 9. The appeals are, accordingly, disposed of.